European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes Friday july 15,1988 dutch court schedules no s trial for murder utrecht Netherlands is a . Air Force sergeant charged with murdering and dismembering his wife is scheduled to go on trial in a dutch court in late september a court official said  to be determined is whether staff sgt. Charles d. Short 34, of Oesterberg a will be tried on murder or manslaughter charges according to . Kruyer a Public prosecutor in , a medical equipment and repair technician at the base clinic has been in dutch police custody since april when he confessed to murder ing his 31 year old turkish wife Esin has Turk. Following the murder Short allegedly Cut her body into pieces stuffed them into plastic bags and dumped them along a deserted Road about 35 Miles from the  officials made the decision to try Short in Holland after the United states said it could not guarantee that Short would not receive the death sentence if tried and convicted in a Mili tary court. The death penalty is banned in hol  convicted of murder Short could face life imprisonment. Under dutch Law the Man Slaughter charge could carry a maximum sen tence of 15  is currently being held in utrecht Pris on Kruyer said. Soldier Hurt in car crash Dies in German Hospital Ansbach West Germany a 1st army div Soldier died july 9 from injuries sustained in a traffic Accident North of Erlanger a division spokesman said thursday. Spec. Richard a. Christian 22, of he co 2nd in 81st Armor in Erlanger apparently lost control of the car he was driving on july 4, left the Road and overturned several times. Christian was taken to a German Hospital in Erlanger where he died maj. John l. Shea said. Christian a native of Richmondville n.y., is survived by his wife Heike and his Mother Pearl Christian also of Richmondville. Another 1 St army div Soldier who was a Pas Senger in the car sustained minor injuries in the Accident. He was treated at a local Hospital and later transferred to the army Hospital in Niernberg and released Shea said. Marine Pilot Dies in crash of Jet on training Mission Havelock . A a harrier fighter Jet crashed soon after Takeoff on a training mis Sion killing the Marine Pilot officials said. It was the second fatal crash involving a har Rier based at Cherry Point Marine air station this  $30 million av-8b harrier ii went Down near Havelock just after 8 . Wednesday about a mile South of the air station runway into the Back Yard of a Mobile Home said master sgt. Sandra Riley a Marine spokeswoman. The Jet clipped a stand of Trees before it hit the ground and burned in a Rural area off High Way 101, Riley  Pilot was 1st. It. Kerry d. Dale 26, of Havelock a member of the Marine attack training so 203 and part of the 2nd Marine aircraft Wing. Riley said Dale had been on a routine training Mission. The harrier is capable of vertical takeoffs and landings but was not attempting a vertical take off when it crashed Riley said. Navy Jet with 3 aboard crashes in s. China sea Manila Philippines a american an malaysian planes searched thursday for a . Navy Jet with three men aboard that went Downin the South China sea a . Navy spokesman . Cmdr. James Van Side at Subic naval base said the Crew of the ct-39e twin engine Jet radioed tuesday that it was ditching the aircraft. Van Sicle said the plane was returning from Singapore to Subic 50 Miles Northwest of Manila. He declined to release the identities of the Crew. Police still searching for Bow suspects in Barracks bombing by Mark Walsh staff writer Duisburg West Germany West German police on thursday continued their search for suspects wanted in connection with wednesday s bomb blasts at a British army Barracks that injured nine soldiers. Police were searching along the dutch Border for a Gold coloured Bow Auto with dutch License plates seen speeding away from the scene at the time of the explosions. There Are some hints they escaped into Holland because it s easier to disappear in a country where the License plates Are very common said Alexander Prechtel senior prosecutor for the German Federal attorney general s office in Karlsruhe. The Irish Republican army has claimed responsibility for the bombings. The two bombs blew a 9-by-15-foot Crater outside the Barracks shattering windows and causing a ceiling to collapse. Barracks residents were asleep when the 3 . Explosions occurred but none of the injured required hospitalization. Shortly after the explosions a German policeman was fired upon As he pursued the Bow with dutch plates. He escaped injury. Maj. John Wilkinson a spokesman for the British army of the Rhine said thursday that the Ira was using such intimidation in an attempt to restrict the movements of British soldiers in West Germany. We won t hide inside a Fence because of these at tacks Wilkinson said thursday. We won t react to what they  Wilkinson called the terrorists criminals and predicted that the machinery of Justice will eventually catch up to  we know and have identified the majority of terrorists within the Ira Wilkinson said. Their time will  Bush from Page 1 been  was the most inhuman military attack in the history of civil aviation he said accusing the United states of arrogance indifference and a Campaign of lies. To justify this Barbaric crime at any Cost this was a premeditated act of aggression against the integrity of Tehran. A massacre he said. The vice president said he would not dignify with a response the charge that we deliberately destroyed Iran air 655."and he said that Velamati knows  Bush called the persian Gulf a Region of vital importance to the United states and the Economy of the  he said the . Presence in the Gulf was intended to help ensure the flow of Oil and protect Neutral Commerce. This is our Legal right he said. Bush accused Iran of reckless behaviour toward Neutral ships engaged in lawful  Bush As he has done repeatedly Over the last few Days defended the Captain of the Vincennes. One thing is Clear he said the  Vincennes acted in self defense in firing tw9 missiles at the jetliner which it had deduced was an iranian f-14 fighter closing in on the Cruiser. Bush called on Iran to immediately divert civilian air traffic away from areas of Active hostilities and to join with Iraq in accepting an immediate cease fire in the War that has raged since 1980. The victims of Iran air 655 Are Only the most recent casualties of a brutal and senseless War that has brought immense pain and suffering to the people of both sides Bush  said he came to the United nations at the request of president Reagan because of the importance of the issues at  said it was not just the terrible human tragedy of Iran air 655 but the continuing conflict Between Iran and Iraq that brought him to speak. Budget from Page 1 billion. The total is a slight reduction from the $301 billion authorized in the current year and Marks the fourth straight year of either freezes or reductions in the defense budget following Large increases during Reagan s first term. The Pentagon spending Bill authorizes $4.0 billion for the strategic defense initiative As Reagan s 5-year old Star wars plan is formally known. Reagan had sought $4.8 billion for the program up $900 million from the $3.9 billion this year. The Bill also sharply restricts spending for the space based interceptor the weapon planned As a first phase of an eventual ski program. The Pentagon had sought $330 million for the program but the Bill restricts the total to Only $85 million. Other highlights of the Bill nuclear weapons the measure proposes $250 million each for the single warhead midget Man and the Railroad version of the my a pair of land based nuclear missiles. Reagan wanted Only $200 Mil lion for the midget Man which is strongly backed by democrats who control both Chambers and $793 Mil lion for the my. The Bill also contains $250 million that the Secretary of defense in the new administration next year can spend for either program. Arms control the measure requires withdrawal and retirement of three aging missile firing Poseidon submarines As new missile firing boats Are introduced into the Fleet. That continues the policy of generally keeping the United states near weapons Lim its imposed by the a ratified Salt ii nuclear treaty a pact Reagan says he won t follow. The Bill also provides that the Energy department should prepare for a comprehensive treaty Banning nuclear tests a longtime goal of arms control support ers. Navy ships the Bill includes Money for one More Trident missile firing submarine a pair of los Angeles class attack subs the first of a new sea Wolf class of attack subs three destroyers two oilers and an amphibious assault ship. Other weapons the measure provides Money for 180 f-16 Jet fighters 36 f-15 fighters a dozen f-14 jets for the Navy 84 Fa-18 jets for Navy carriers 24 av-8 harrier jets four of the new Long Range c-17 cargo planes 669 my tanks 581 Bradley fighting vehicles for the army 1,310 Standard mis Siles and 72 Apache attack helicopters for the army 72 Blackhawk helicopters for the army 1,310 Standard missiles 261 of the top line mk-48 torpedoes 815 Patriot air defense missiles and 48,000 rockets for the army s multiple launch rocket system. French celebrate Bastille Day Paris a France on thursday celebrated the199th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille and the president said he was inviting leaders of Rich and poor nations to help celebrate the Bicentennial of the French revolution. Tens of thousands of people celebrating the nation Al Holiday lined the champs Elysee to watch the traditional grand july 14 military Parade. Planes trailing exhaust in the Blue White and red of the French Tricolour swept Low Over the champs Elysee to open the Parade or 6,000 men. 120 aircraft 500land vehicles and 300 members of the cavalry. President Francois Mitterrand reviewed the troops at the Arch Detriomphe now draped in Tricolour to hide renovation work then moved Down the Avenue to the review stand at the place de la concorde. Twelve Mirage 2000-ns, designed to carry nuclear missiles made their first Public appearance in a sweep Over the champs Elysee As foreign legionnaires wit White Epis and the Republican guard with feathered brass helmets strutted below. More than 4,000 invited guests attended a Garden party at the presidential Elysee Palace where Mitter Rand gave a televised interview from the Back Lawn his eighth such july 14 interview since coming to Power in 1981